EANS-Adhoc: Progress-Werk Oberkirch AG / PWO agrees dividend proposal for the Annual General Meeting

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01.04.2009

++ EUR 0.55 per share (prev. year: EUR 1.30) due to the negative
profit development from the current slump in the international
automobile markets ++

Oberkirch, April 1, 2009 - The Board of Management and Supervisory
Board of Progress-Werk Oberkirch AG have decided on a dividend
proposal in the meeting for the adoption of the financial statements.
A dividend per share of EUR 0.55 will be proposed for the 2008
financial year at the Annual General Meeting on May 26, 2009, after
EUR 1.30 was distributed for the 2007 financial year.

With this proposal, the Board of Management and Supervisory Board are
both reacting to the downturn in the international automobile markets
and continuing the company strategy of positioning the PWO share on
the capital market as an investment offering attractive yields.

The Annual Report for the 2008 financial year will be published on
April 16, 2009.

Progress-Werk Oberkirch AG
The Board of Management

PWO Group profile: a global future in the automotive supplies
industry PWO is one of the world´s leading suppliers of
high-precision metal components for the automotive industry,
specialising in vehicle safety and comfort. Its unmatched expertise
in the fields of metal-forming and joining technology has been
acquired over nearly ninety years since the company´s foundation in
1919. Today, PWO´s German production site in Oberkirch employs around
1,100 staff. With other sites in the Czech Republic, China, Mexico
and Canada, the Group has now achieved a global presence with a total
workforce of around 1,900.

PWO acts as a partner to the automotive industry in the development
and production of innovative products. The Group manufactures
millions of components on a just-in-time and zero-defect basis. In
close collaboration with customers, PWO is expanding its
international production sites in order to supply local markets. PWO
has already achieved significant success on its way of global
expan-sion. The company has orders on hand which will lead to strong
growth of revenue and EBIT once the industry will return to
normalised sales figures.

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Further inquiry note:

Contact: Bernd Bartmann, Member of the Board

Phone: +49 7802 / 84-347

e-mail: bernd.bartmann@progress-werk.de

Branche: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE0006968001
WKN: 696800
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